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Old 07-22-2025, 11:37 PM   #25821
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Careful or you’re going to trigger them.

That one doesn’t count as a good thing for reasons, which are different than the reasons Kenney blowing over a billion on a pipeline that doesn’t exist doesn’t count as a bad thing.
Careful? I can’t control how people feel
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Old 07-23-2025, 12:36 PM   #25822
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I have never seen this media outlet before so the veracity is unknown but judge for yourselves I guess, it was a link from The Breakdown


Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state was revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.

https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/tr...ratist-claims/
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:17 PM   #25823
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500 million? Come on, that's not anywhere close to enough. Smith would blow that entirely on stationary that is the wrong size/colour.
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:19 PM   #25824
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I have never seen this media outlet before so the veracity is unknown but judge for yourselves I guess, it was a link from The Breakdown


Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state was revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.

https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/tr...ratist-claims/
$500M? What do they expect that to do?
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:25 PM   #25825
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500 million? Come on, that's not anywhere close to enough. Smith would blow that entirely on stationary that is the wrong size/colour.
Yeah, that number is ridiculously low. James Cameron probably spent that much making the Avatar movies.
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:35 PM   #25826
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$500m US is like $2billion cdn. Still too little. Maybe like $12 Trillion cdn.
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:47 PM   #25827
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$500M? What do they expect that to do?
That's about $5.7M per UCP MLA if they are going for straight bribery...
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:47 PM   #25828
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Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state was revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.

https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/tr...ratist-claims/

At some point does soliciting support from another country become actual treason?
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Old 07-23-2025, 01:48 PM   #25829
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At some point does soliciting support from another country become actual treason?
Yes, I would say taking a massive "loan" to damage Canada would be treason.
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Well this is dumb. Stay in your lane Smith.
WTF is wrong with her?

Next we will hear how mad cow diseased cattle should be spared because an American company wants to resell the meat for cheap and think it's a waste.
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Old 07-23-2025, 05:42 PM   #25831
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You could buy a lot of rope for half a billion.

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Old 07-23-2025, 11:29 PM   #25833
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Who is that Goblin?
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Who is that Goblin?
He's one of the Alberta Prosperity Project separatists. Right?

One of the guys who was supposed to put together the referendum to separate but then Thomas Lukaszuk beat them to the punch with his referendum question.
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I had to double take to confirm it was a man. Still unsure
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I had to double take to confirm it was a man. Still unsure
The soul has clearly escaped. An empty pasty shell now wanders the Earth, unsure of it's role.
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Old 07-24-2025, 06:49 AM   #25837
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Sounds like treason.
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While this story being true wouldn't surprise me in the least, I'm not seeing this being reported anywhere outside of a couple of Twitter posts and a thread on Reddit. Until a legit news agency covers it, I'm gonna call bulls***.
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Old 07-24-2025, 07:53 AM   #25839
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The audio is right here:


https://bsky.app/profile/thebreakdow.../3luodrpc5322o


So a person said this stuff. If they just made it up, who knows. But there is a story here.
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Old 07-24-2025, 09:00 AM   #25840
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The audio is right here:


https://bsky.app/profile/thebreakdow.../3luodrpc5322o


So a person said this stuff. If they just made it up, who knows. But there is a story here.
This guy is delusional. Sure the Canadian dollar will tank, but don't worry, all the prices will come down too. Good thing we don't import anything here.

And the US will trade your Canadian dollars for greenbacks. Like all of your Canadian bank accounts, RRSPs RRIFs, RESPs, GICs, TFSA, stocks, bonds, mattress savings?? Yeah, of course they will. Totally wouldn't be a fiasco as people try to game the process to make a quick buck. Won't be inflationary either I'm sure.
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